The Awa Book Of New Zealand Sports Writing

Author: Harry Ricketts

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Price : 41.00 NZD
ISBN : 9780958291620
Publisher : Awa Press
Imprint : Awa Press
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Weight (g) : 0.44
Publication date : June 2010
Dimensions : 215mm X 145mm
Produced in : New Zealand
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Author : Harry Ricketts
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Bind : Paperback
Edition : 1st Edition
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 820.803579
Reading Level : Very Good
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Pages : 388
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New Zealand is a sports-mad country, a state of affairs that is mirrored by a wealth of writing on sport and sports - not only by sports journalists, but by novelists, poets, columnists, historians, essayists and academics. In this sweeping and often surprising anthology, Harry Ricketts casts the net over both much-loved works, such as Lloyd Jones's The Book of Fame on rugby, and long-lost treasures such as Samuel Butler's poem 'The English Cricketers'. The collection traverses sports as diverse as fly-fishing, athletics, motor-racing and mountaineering, and may even introduce you to some you haven't heard of. First published June 2010.

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